NGC6881 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6881 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 48° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:21, 86° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:11, 57° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6881
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h10m [1] |
| Declination: | +37°24' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 13.90 (V) [1] 14.30 (B) [1] 12.34 (J) [1] 11.89 (H) [1] 11.00 (K) [1] |
| Distance: | 3.2 kpc 10.4 klyr [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.40 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.37 |
Sources